NAME
E2::User - A module for loading user data and sorting and listing a user's writeups
SYNOPSIS
use E2::User;
# Display homenode info
my $user = new E2::User;
$user->load( "dem bones" ); # see E2::Node
print $user->name;
print "\nuser since: " . $user->createtime; # See E2::Node
print "\nlast seen: " . $user->lasttime;
print "\nnumber of writeups / XP: ";
print $user->writeup_count . '/' . $user->experience;
print "\nlevel: " . $user->level_string;
print "\nC!s spent: " . $user->cool_count;
print "\nmission drive within everything:\n\t";
print $user->mission;
print "\nspecialties:\n\t" . $user->specialties;
print "\nschool/company:\n\t" . $user->employment;
print "\nmotto:\n\t" . $user->motto;
print "\nmember of:\n\t";
foreach my $g ( $user->groups ) { print $g->{title} . ' '; }
print "\nmost recent writeup:\n\t";
print $user->lastnode;
print "\n-------------------------------------\n\n";
print $user->text;
print "\n\nUser Bookmarks:\n";
foreach my $g ( $user->bookmarks ) {
print $g->{title};
print "\n";
}
DESCRIPTION
This module provides access to user information that is normally displayed on a user's homenode. It inherits E2::Node.
NOTE: E2::Node provides $user->createtime and other methods that might be useful in displaying user information.
CONSTRUCTOR
- new
-
new
creates anE2::User
object.
METHODS
- $user->name
- $user->id
- $user->lasttime
-
These return, respectively, the username, user_id, the time of account creation, and the last time the specified user was seen on E2.
NOTE: E2::Node provides $user->createtime, as well as other methods that might be useful in displaying user information.
- $user->alias
- $user->alias_id
-
These return, respectively, the username and user_id of this user's alias (for message forwarding) if he indeed has one.
- $user->text
-
text
returns the text of the "User Bio" section of the user's homenode. - $user->experience
- $user->level
- $user->level_string
-
These return, respectively, the XP number of the user in question, the level number, and the level including description text ("13 (Pseudo God)", etc.).
- $user->writeup_count
- $user->cool_count
-
These return, respectively, the number of writeups written by the user in question, and the number of C!s he has spent.
- $user->image_url
-
image
returns a relative URL to the homenode image of the user in question. - $user->lastnode
- $user->lastnode_id
-
These return the name and id, respectively, of the most recent node written by this user.
- $user->mission
- $user->specialties
- $user->motto
- $user->employment
-
These return the strings that are displayed in the user's homenode regarding his mission drive, specialties, motto, and his employer or school.
- $user->groups
-
groups
returns a list of hashrefs corresponding to the groups which this user is a member. It only lists membership in 'gods', 'Content Editors', and 'edev'. Hash keys include 'title' and 'id'. - $user->bookmarks
-
bookmarks
returns a list of hashrefs corresponding to the nodes that this user has bookmarked. Hash keys include 'title' and 'id'.
SEE ALSO
E2::Interface, E2::Node, E2::UserSearch, http://everything2.com, http://everything2.com/?node=clientdev
AUTHOR
Jose M. Weeks <jose@joseweeks.com> (Simpleton on E2)
COPYRIGHT
This software is public domain.